A therapist usually knows when a client is resisting treatment when the:
A) client has difficulty participating.
B) client becomes confrontive with his/her family.
C) client displays a moving toward attitude.
D) client avoids eye-contact during the first session.
Q. 2The most common reason clients prematurely terminate therapy is:
A) the therapist reminds the client of a parental figure.
B) clients are acting on rather than talking about their conflicted feelings about entering therapy.
C) client's lives are too busy.
D) the client is unable to bond with the therapist.
Q. 3A primary treatment goal for therapists with almost all clients is to:
A) hook a client into feeling comfortable about therapy by reassuring him/her that everything will be okay.
B) help clients discriminate when certain defensive coping strategies are needed and when they are outdated.
C) help clients see that all old coping strategies are outdated and new ones need to be developed.
D) help clients avoid the shame cycle.
Q. 4Honoring the client's resistance means:
A) reassuring the client.
B) giving reasons for it.
C) reframing it as an adaptive response to a developmental conflict.
D) discussing it logically with the client.
Q. 5Entering therapy for clients involves both and .
A) need for relief; benevolent direction
B) desire for help; fear and shame
C) pain; sorrow
D) depression; help-seeking
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